2017-07-06 Hearing Transcript - COH DPW USE 17-069

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Ka`u District of Hawaii Island; more specifically, in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates or HOVE Subdivision. And, it's outlined in red. I'm not gettingoh, yeah, there we go. Outlined in red here on the western portion of the subdivision. For your reference, we've got Mamalahoa Highway running generally east -west through the slide and access to the subject parcel is off of Ocean View Parkway and Orchid Circle Mauka, which is in this area here. The Applicant is requesting a Use Permit to allow the construction of a telecommunication tower and related structures on a 2,178 -square foot or 0.05 -acre portion of a 2 -acre parcel in the State Land Use Agricultural District which will include the following: a 130 -foot tall, self-supporting, structural galvanized steel lattice telecommunication tower with one microwave dish and two, 2 - way radio antennas; 200 -square foot radio equipment shelter containing communications equipment; underground electrical lines in conduit to the equipment shelter; an emergency generator on a concrete pad; and a propane fuel tank on a concrete pad; and finally a ten -foot high fence around the whole project area, security fence. The reason for the request is that the County of Hawaii is upgrading its radio system which is used by various County agencies for emergency and other communications. With the current radio system, there are certain areas of the island with poor to no radio communications, particularly in the Puna and Ka`u Districts. Fire, Police, and Civil Defense personnel are sometimes cut off in communication with headquarters and other personnel during disaster events when all other conventional and public communications can be affected. The Applicant is proposing a safe and effective location that offers transmission lines of site to other key facilities which will enable critical coverage of gap areas and improve overall County radio coverage in the District of Ka`u. Just, again for reference, this is a zoomed in view of the site. We've got Ocean View Parkway running generally east -west through the slide and Orchid Circle Mauka, again, was where we accessed the parcel running general north -south. This is the subject parcel here outlined in red. And, in the black, dashed line is generally where the project area is going to be located. The County zoning for the area, subject parcel, and surrounding area is Agricultural – 1 acre. The State Land Use Boundary designation for the subject parcel and surrounding area is Agricultural as is indicated in the green color. And, finally, our General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map designates the subject parcel and surrounding area as Rural, as indicated in the mustard color. Here are two aerial photographs of the subject parcel. On the left—we have more zoomed out you can see Orchid Circle here. The subject parcel is in, outlined in red. And, it's a two -acre parcel which the, the more makai acre of the parcel is heavily vegetated, and is undeveloped. The mauka portion of the parcel is where the volunteer fireoh, pardon me—the Ocean View EXHIBIT B 2